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W. E. BEISONHERT..

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Patented Apr. 24

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UNTTED STATES PATENT @Erica 'WILLIAM E. BEISONHERT, OF FORMOSA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J AMES F. EDWARDS, OF SAME PLACE.

REINeHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,608, dated April 24, i858.

Application filed January 25, 188B. Serial No. 261,359. (No model.)

To @LZ whom t may concern.- It will be observed that the arms D E form BeitknownthatLWILLIAMEBEISONHERT, a clasp to encircle the upper edge of the dasha citizen of the United States, residing at Forboard and pass down on opposite sides ofthe mosa, in the county of Madison and State of same. 45 5 Illinois, have invented new and useful In1- The above-described device is attached to provements in Rein-Holders, of which the folthe side of a. vehicle, with the tongue B uplowing is a specification. ward, and is forced against the side ofthe ve-v The invention relates to improvements in hicle bythe springcoils, so that the tongue rein-holders, the object being to produce a will hold the reins when the latter are thrust 5o io device of this character that will be cheap, between it and the side ofthe vehicle.

simple, and effective; and it consists in the The device is simple, cheap, and effective, construction and novel combination of parts, and is not liable to get out of repair. It will hereinafter described, illustratedin the drawhold the reins drm, so that they will not get ings, and pointed out in the appended claims. down under the horses feet. The device can 55 15 In the drawings, Figure l is a front view of be attached to the dash-board of any vehicle.

the device attached to the dashboard of a ve- Having described my invention, I claimhicle. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical seo- 1. The improved rein-holder consisting of tional View of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of the tongue B, the coils C, and the clampingthe device detached. arms D E, adapted to pass over the top edge 6o 2o Referring to the drawings by letter, A desof the dashboard, the arms E having their ignates the device made principally of strong lower ends securely fastened to the dashboard, brass wire, as shown. The said wire is in a as set forth. single piece and is bent centrally to form the 2. The improved rein-holder comprising curved tongue B,which touches the surface of the tongue B, the coils C at the lower end oi' 65 25 the vehicle at a point, b, above the attachment the tongue, the arms D, rising from said coils, ofthe said tongue. The arms b b of the said the arms E, formed integral with the arms D tongue run downward from their central bent and arranged parallel therewith, the said arms part and end in the coils C G on each side, E having their lower ends heut at right anwhich coils form the springs ot" the device. gles and inserted transversely through the 7o 3o D D are arms that extend upward on each dash-board, the bar G, fitted ou the said ends side from the coils, and E E are similar arms of the arms E, and the nuts H, turning on the extending downward from the ends of the arms said ends up against the bar G, as and for the D, on the opposite side of the dash-board X purpose specified.

of the vehicle, to which the device is attached. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my 7 5 The arms D have their ends bent at about own I have hereto affixed my signature in presright angles, passed through openings f in the ence of two witnesses.

side of the vehicle, and tapped at their ends. T a T p G is a har that lies against the arms D, and VY ILLIAM E' BEBDO HER' L is provided with openings through which the Witnesses:

4o arms F pass, and H H are nuts that engage I. B. Bosoiuwonrn, the said arms outside the said bar. JOHN E. Vifoon. 

